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Scottish Prisons in Meltdown

BBC Scotland Investigates2008

With Scottish prisons straining at the seams and some of our prisons well over capacity, BBC Scotland investigates a prison service that some people are saying is in meltdown. The number of prisoners in Scottish prisons last month hit an all time high with over 8,000 people in prison.

30 minutes

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Wed 9 Apr 200822:40
BBC One Scotland

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